What recent events have impacted Ukraine's energy infrastructure?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Noor Rahm. A Russian missile and drone attack overnight hammered Ukraine's energy infrastructure, hitting substations and power generation facilities. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports.
Air raid sirens blared over Kiev in the early morning hours Saturday, but the strikes were targeted at energy facilities more than civilian infrastructure this time. The Kremlin is trying to cripple Ukraine's energy structures ahead of another winter of war. Generators hum away on the sidewalks of Kyiv, and people plan their lives around the rolling blackouts.
27-year-old Victoria Muskaluk is buying fresh eggs at her weekly street market.
Unfortunately, you are getting used to it, and you need to handle somehow to have your mental state on a normal level.
She says Ukrainians are hanging on and trying to live as they can. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Kyiv.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a developer who recently purchased more than 400 acres northeast of Dallas to build a mosque, more than 1,000 homes, and a community college. NPR's Dweli Saikowtel reports.
The controversial project has been under scrutiny for months and was even named when Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill to ban developments that discriminate based on religious preference. Now Paxton is suing to stop the proposed residential development. The attorney general alleges the East Plano Islamic Center and its partners have violated securities laws and regulations.
He said the leaders behind Epic City, which was recently renamed The Meadow, have engaged in a radical plot to line their own pockets. The Dallas Morning News reports that community capital partners, the for-profit entity associated to Epic, is now reviewing the lawsuit. Dwahili Saikautau, NPR News.
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